Calorie help

liv0512
liv0512 Posts: 31 Member
edited February 6 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all

I am little confused with MFP!!! I have a daily cal of 1500 but today for lunch I only had 159 and 340 for breakkie..Do I need to eat all my daily calories or is it okay to be under?? Please help I am little confused never counted calories before now. I have put in my dinner for tonight but even with that it only totals to 959 leaving me with 600 odd calories.

Dont know if I am doing this right please help :)

liv

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Eat more. Your deficit is already built into your budget. Forget eating low calorie things and diet foods.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Your daily calorie GOAL is 1500 - meaning you should reach that goal. Eating drastically under your goal is just setting yourself up for failure.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I would check this thread out:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    So that's only making it to 64% of goal.

    You willing to stop your weight loss to 64% of goal too? So only lose 13 kg?

    Actually, keep eating like that daily, and your body may just force that result on you anyway.
  • Kiyalynn
    Kiyalynn Posts: 128 Member
    I don't believe you HAVE to meet your calorie goal. Some days you just aren't as hungry as others, and a little more deficit on one day means a little bit more weight lost. I was set on a 1600 calorie goal, but didn't worry about hitting it... I counted it as my 'max' ... I did however Make 100% sure I netted over 1200 calories a day. Because some days I ate 1000 calories happily, because the food I ate that day was low calorie, But then I would burn a additional 300 calories. So I'd go get myself a nice big cup of chocolate milk or Juice witch is good for me, and yummy... but so high in calories I tended to skip them on other days.
  • liv0512
    liv0512 Posts: 31 Member
    Thank you all for your comments and the links. I have readjusted dinner because partner is cooking so now I am closer to the 1500 lol due to the homemade chicken schnitzel he is making. I now after reading a few posts and talking to some friends on here I now get what I need to do. I guess I am strict on myself because I can eat a whole bag of potato chips and a whole tub of ice cream due to my depression. So for me I need to watch what I am eating in this regard. I cannot have too many treats as then I know I will not continue this.

    I guess I just want to be able to be honest with myself
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